Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

25 reviews

haley49's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was such an intricate and beautiful fantasy. All the povs fit together so well and told a story that was masterfully done. There were some skimmable parts, too many povs, some pacing issues, and a need (in my opinion) for more side character character depth. However, in the end the world building and continuous story was so well done I couldn’t help but enjoy it. I liked how the MC was Jewish as I hadn’t seen that in fantasy and you can really see how it effects her life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Dementia, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

vonny3492's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This books was so wonderfully written. It's been awhile since I read a YA Fantasy novel that is written with a folklore style and doesn't feel like a script for a movie. Such a wonderful read at the beginning of winter and loved all the hints to polish and Jewish folklore and culture!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Religious bigotry, and War

rockyroadbutch's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Sexism, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty

epsyphus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I loved this! I can't wait to read her other book based on Eastern European folktales. It was utterly enchanting. I stayed up way later than I should have reading this, it was fantastic. 
Update for reread: I just really love how well the storylines intersect. Like all of my favorites, I feel very satisfied with the end and still I wish there was more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

naomi_k's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Classism

lunep's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

readandfindout's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

Style/writing: 4 stars
Themes: 4 stars
Characters: 4 stars
Plot: 3.5 stars
Worldbuilding: 4 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death and Miscarriage

jennifer_bush_73's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️=it was fine. 
This was a good story, and, overall, I liked it. It was more fairytale than fantasy. But the poor grammar and mechanics were a distraction from story. The story got bogged down in too much detail. A good editor could have made the story more readable by cutting the redundant details and correcting the grammar errors.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Genocide, Rape, and Murder

Fantasy

booksandtea997's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Rape

dwellordream's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry